Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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971390 | The Journal of Socio-Economics | 2009 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A bivariate probit model with sample selection is used to estimate the conditional probability of reporting a need for personal assistance (NPA) with at least one activity of daily living among French community-dwelling elderly. 71.8% of men and 77.3% of women reported impairments and among those who reported impairments, 7.5% of men and 10.8% of women reported NPA. NPA is associated not only with age (i.e., the oldest individuals, for women only) and health status (such as a specific type of impairment), but also with socioeconomic (living with intermediate income; living with someone, partner or other) and environmental factors (having and using assistive technologies).
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Authors
Bérengère Davin, Alain Paraponaris, Pierre Verger,